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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "so many funds that are given at the national level. It is hard to for the people on the ground to know because of lack of linkages to the CBOs. It is important that we have a Social Development Committee (SDC) that mobilise people when Community Based Organisations (CBOs) are doing capacity building and training within a county. It will be easy for formation. Madam Deputy Speaker, you have been in politics for long unlike some of us. You go to a village and people come to tell you that they want to form a group. You cannot help an individual and so, the only way you can assist is through a group. When you have an SDC, you can go to a small baraza in the village in Nyando or Onjiko, sit with the people when they tell you they want to form a CBO and you just call the SDC. The Majority Leader is wondering how I know your place and yet he has never been there. Personally, I have eaten at your place and I know the place very well. When those people of Nyando tell you that they want to form a group, it will be easy, as leaders, to refer them to the SDC. You will not have time to assist them draft the by-laws and tell them what is to be done in meetings. This SDC will ensure awareness and capacity building. Training will also be very important. Another quick issue is the making of recommendations for community groups for material and capacity building and financial support. I think that is the end game, Majority Leader. Our groups are there but how do they get linkages for capacity building? How do they ensure they get finances? How do they ensure that they are trained on how to maintain these groups? This is a game changer because it will be helpful. Most groups die because they lack vision, capacity building and budget. On dispute resolution, we know most of the time, these disputes sometimes arise especially from leadership and money. Madam Temporary Speaker, the fourth point is on Clause 9. I am running through so that other Colleagues can have an opportunity to speak. Under this Clause, the group will comprise – and this is the beauty of it – at least 10 persons. In the case of special interests, for which Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve should be excited about, it says at least five persons. It will now be easier for individuals to come together and form a group. Sometimes you go to a function and three people come to you for assistance. They tell you that they are not in a group since one of the requirements for such groups is to have 20 or 15 people. It is now only 10 people. In our African setting, according to the Kenya Population and Housing Census, I am told an average household in Kenya has six people. I think that is just for this part of the country but in the northern part, you can have CBOs of around 10 or 20 people because of the nature of the families that they have. So, 10 is a good a number and the inclusivity of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) is a good idea. It will not only be easy for them to form a group but to also achieve their objectives. On the numbers, I think even the Company Law has been amended unlike the tradition that has been there. I think CBOs are also picking up on the same. I really commend the drafters of the Bill. The Bill further says that special interest groups shall comprise of people who only share a common interest. Due to its unique nature of their interests, they may fail to raise large membership within the community."
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